The Republican journal., 1887-02-17
Canadians and CLANS.

TWO SIDES 10 HE BAIT QUESTION. MAINE
FISHERMEN QUITE READY FOR NON-INTER-
COURSE.
''The Canadians won't find very many Maine
vessels In their waters next summer" said a
Portland owner last week to New York
Herald correspondent.
"Why not?'
'Wc've protited by experience. Of course
the first summer we tried to get along without
fresh bait we found it little hard, but we
catch fish with salt bait, but also that we
could. if necessary, take fresh bait from home.
The Canadians will find next summer that
We've been too smart for them.'
WHERE CANADIANS WILL BE LEFT.
A skipper who had listened to the CONVERSE
ton was asked by the Herald reporter to give
his opinion as to the probable effect of nom
intercourse on the citizens of Maine and of
Nova Scotia.
'Well." said he. 'what l want to know is
where the Canadians expect to get their bait
for hand line fishing. If some of our vessels
need fresh bait don't all of their hand liners
need our bait: We have all the advantage on
our side All they raise along good spell OF
coast to sell is bait. That's fact that I'D
.ay nvar md n,,.r ar,;n that tho hait they
wanted to sell was all the way they had to get
flour: Haven't ! been there, and don't !
know? Now, as TO our CLAIMS. We can sell
anothcr one Of ,rm. Then we'd have n bio
market md :, GOOD ono and they'll have a it'll,
market and !, noor one. and we'd GOT the best
of it all around
NON-ISTERCOI-RSI, WOULD NOT Hurt MAINE
Mr.. Lewis. of the firm of Lewis, Chase &
Written. was asked by the Herald reporter to
give his views of the situation. He said:
"From general business standpoint and
speaking now of the Edmunds bill. we fail to
see that the application of non-intercourse
could do the slightest damage to any branch Of
business here in Portland. That bill is contin-
ed in it, operations TO the fish product only.
The Canadians for the past ten years have OBJ
tanned three -fourth> of all their bait for hand
lFne fishing from Maine. The fishermen of
Nova Scotia are almost all hand line fishermen
and must use clans. at least we know of no
substitute. and if deprived of Maine CLANS for
hand line fishing they will be obliged to revo-
lutioniZc their methods and invent some other
kind of bait. They have required from 5000
10 n io'V"' naILe,s vi c,alns year. can say III
SINGLE vessel TO the Ranks for hand line tishino
without the clans As said. if the EdmundS
bill should III. nut in om4ration the Canadians
must make an entire change in their method of
fishing"
..What about being deprived of the fresh
bait for troll ij>hug:"'
The trollers are mostly from Gloucester.
but We have some here. In the first place we
shall overcome that fresh hait troii,Ie newt
summer. and i'm the second place fresh bait is
not absolutely necessary. We sent one schoon-
or. the U3ttie Na,,d two trims to the Ranks
last wear As an exueriment. She took ont salt
mackercl for bait and both trips were success
full. have no fear at all on that score now"
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w ri'i'i>" Nhr"9'
II Is estimated that there are at the present
tine about three thousand men connected with
the Portland fishing ileet. Our own people are
always gwen the preference, but when Ga
madam Is engaged if is not with view of inn